Help me give my students a variety of materials to hep improve fine motor skills while practicing their academic skills.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Irwin's classroom raised $186
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students come in every day eager to learn. Early on, we set high standards and my students work diligently to meet them. We strive to find new ways to make these high expectations fun and help each other along our journey.
My students enter from many different home situations to work together as a family in our classroom.
As a Title I school, many of my students are lacking some of the things needed to fulfill their basic needs. School is a place where they can come for safety, stability, and a sense that they can achieve anything.
My Project
Fine motor muscles are vitally important in school and in life. Strong fine motor muscles help us write, cut, and manipulate things with our hands. The use of our fingers and hands are essential to daily life.
Fine motor skills need to start being developed at an early age.
I have found that many students are lacking in this area. It affects them greatly in their schoolwork throughout the years. My goal is to get those skills started early.
To build these skills, hands-on materials are needed. This requires a variety of materials to build different skills. Small objects such as pegs, acorns, and more challenge students to use their finger muscles to manipulate them. Tangrams require fine motor skills and problem solving skills to put them together in different ways. These materials will help change up our activities in a theme based way. This keeps interest levels high.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Learning Resources Brights! Tangrams Class Pack
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$29.19
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$29.19
210pcs Mini Fall Leaves Pumpkin Acorns Acrylic Autumn Table Scatter for Fall, Autumn and Thanksgiving 26 Ounces
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$19.99
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$19.99
100+ Pack of Random Polyhedral Dice in Multiple Colors | At Least 15 Complete Sets | 4 Sided, 6 Sided, 8 Sided, 10 Sided, 12 Sided, 20 Sided and Percentile Dice Included |At Least 15 Color | Large Durable Velvet & Satin Dice Bag Included
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$19.89
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$19.89
Stacking Peg Board Set Toy | JUMBO PACK | Montessori Occupational Therapy Early Learning For Fine Motor Skills, Ideal for Toddlers and Preschooler, Includes 60 Plastic Pegs & 3 Board | With Storage Ba
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$15.99
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$15.99
Fun Express Out-of-This-World Vinyl Aliens Action Figure (4 Dozen)
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